† Edmund Blampied (British 1886-1966) Peeling Potatoes signe...

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† Edmund Blampied (British 1886-1966) Peeling Potatoes signed 'Blampied' (lower centre) watercolour 40 x 33 cm, framed 54 x 46.5 cm A letter from the artist to Lady Nicholson is attached to the backboard: "Dear Lady Nicholson / The old lady peeling potatoes / must be, I am sure feeling so greatly / honoured at being in Government House / - but at the same time wishing / most desperately that she had on a / cleaner apron and the hat especially / reserved for Sundays which is fitted with / black grapes, ribbon and a kingfisher..." Provenance Lady Cicely G. Nicholson, wife of Admiral Sir Randolph Stewart Gresham Nicholson, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (1953-1958), thence by descent.

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+ Calendar 2025-02-26 11:00:00 2025-02-26 23:59:59 Europe/London Fine Pictures, Prints & Sculptures To include a rare collection of works by the celebrated Jersey artist, Edmund Blampied; A full set of Bob Dylan's famous artwork reimagining line by line of 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'; Pictures by renowned Modern British artists Julian Trevelyan, Edward Seago, Vanessa Bell, John Bratby, and Peter Lanyon; Fine Sculpture by Michel Bassompierre, Natalia Mela, Christoph Charbonnel, Dame Elisabeth Frink, Sir Jacob Epstein; and much more. Dawsons Auctioneers

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26th Feb 25 at 11am GMT